I think I can only think of a person I know who wasn't too crazy about it! Oh...this is another one of those books which has been on my wish list for much too long. We all look with affection towards the fan-favorites Sherlock Holmes – a dashing lad who can find more secrets from one glance at you than you ever thought you were keeping and Hercule Poirot – the little Belgian man whose little brain cells never seem to stop working. The title of the book was taken from the quote "Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?" So irrational fear #1 (you wouldn't like the book) has been proven false, and thus we can avoid confronting irrational fear #2 (that I wouldn't like it if you didn't). “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley, … we made our home in between the pages of books, “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley, "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley. Copyright © 2020 Multiply Media, LLC. I loved Flavia too (and appreciate the link to my review) but she didn't make me anxious to read a chemistry book, so I can't help you there. Summary. Enjoy!Steph: I do think you'll enjoy it a lot! I react to genre texts the same way you do, though, so I could be biased. Sitemap. Home. There's something so delightful about Flavia, but sad too. Another occurrence that separates Flavia from her beloved laboratory and throws her in the world of the deduction is the dead jack snipe which was found on the porch with a Penny Black stamp pierced through its beak. The sweetness of the filling is what makes the crust good. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dame Agatha Christie create characters that will not only last throughout the ages but also set up models that will serve to many generations to come. Ooh, I have this book ready to dive into at home; I've seen quite a few good reviews about it recently. How much does does a 100 dollar roblox gift card get you in robhx? Posted by I am so glad that you loved this book! Awards Earned. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is a 2009 Delacorte Press publication. Ooops--I thought this was the same author who wrote The Uncommon Reader. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. So glad to hear it charmed you, and the little bits on chemistry would probably thrill me too (I used to be a chemistry major way back when...). Can I just say, "WHEW!"? My older brother did meet ours on my mother's side, but sadly she has passed by the time I was born.Stephanie: It takes some talent, doesn't it?Trisha: Yes - quirky is the perfect word for it!Avid Reader: Very true. The book sounds so unique and quirky. After this comment I'll just crawl back under that rock. Ano ang pinakamaliit na kontinente sa mundo? Home. Mystery You can have it, if you like? Set in the English countryside in 1950, it features Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old amateur sleuth who pulls herself away from her beloved chemistry lab in order to clear her father in a murder investigation. , :PElisabeth: Really? And before I get to the characteristics of the wonderful Flavia I’d like to say a few words about the world she lives in. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I've been seeing it a lot recently, but I didn't know it involved a murder mystery. Ano ang pinakamaliit na kontinente sa mundo? Other Books of Interest. Ack! What is the time signature of the song Atin Cu Pung Singsing? All Rights Reserved. Well received by critics as an old-fashioned … I was lucky enough to know my great-grandmother (my mother's mother's mother), and I used to love it when she would tell us stories from when she was a girl. Have you secretly starting thinking of me as "that spoilsport"? Alan Bradley gives a book as sweet as any cherry pie filled with humor and witty comments that will definitely make anyone’s day better. Flavis sounds like a memorable character. Hehe, course you didn'´t love it because of the mystery ;D But this one's actually one of these books where I like the blurring genre lines (although I usually don't want crime fiction to be too novel-y). :/ But apart from that I feel like I don't know anything about my ancestors either. ‘The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie’ proves that sometimes we forget that the children’s point of view does count especially when it belongs to someone as observant as Flavia. Alan Bradley creates the amazing series that follow the adventures of the 11-year-old Flavia de Luce starting with a novel called ‘The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie’. Discuss the meaning (or meanings) of the title The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. :P. Uncle Tungsten is my favourite pop chemistry book. Unfortunately I don't know anything about my dad's side other than they were relatively poor Swiss. What is the hink-pink for blue green moray? A dutch apple pie has just the bottom crust, but a sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon crumble on top. Several years back, I received a copy of the fifth book in this series for review purposes. The mystery (for me) was kind of beside the point. The review I'd been waiting for, and worth the wait! Pagkakaiba ng pagsulat ng ulat at sulating pananaliksik? It's good, really :PMemory: Thank you for your link! And I don't think you're such an unusual genre fan. Vocabulary. How long will the footprints on the moon last? We wrote a bunch of her stories down once, but I don't know what we ended up doing with the notebook. Setting of the Story. 10. Interviews. Krishna: I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!Clare: Yeah, I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone who doesn't like child detectives or precocious narrators. Vocabulary. Setting of the Story. Awards Earned. I think I ran across this but gave it a pass because of the crime-solving child angle, so I'm glad to see it's actually well done. Going to have to order this one soon! Introducing you to a plot line where a gruesome crime has been committed that can only be solved by a genius. Now I've to add this book onto my wishlist after reading your review! :D. I'm so glad to hear you describe this one as satisfying. Daphne, I hope you'll enjoy it :)Jenny: I would so love to have met a great-grandmother! :)I know what you mean about loving to know about your ancestors. What does The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie mean? "—Charles Todd, author of The Ian Rutledge series "A wickedly clever story, a dead true and original voice, and an English country house in the summer: Alexander McCall Smith meets Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I've seen a lot of good reviews on this book but haven't got around to picking it up yet. The title itself draws attention with its simple yet hard to grasp significance.